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[–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

I cannot read unless I know what each word is. I can skim something and look for keywords and get a gist but to really understand something I am processing at least parts of every word in my inner voice.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I can’t skim. I also can’t read a text out loud and answer questions to it, I might remember a word here and there, but I have to read so fast that I’m pretty much occupied with transforming words into sounds. I guess I’m lucky that pronunciation of German words never depends on the following word

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Reading text outloud for me does take more brain power. I'm reading it in my inner voice and now I have to translate that to spoken words.

    I see "Elephant", I say "Elephant" in my inner voice, I speak "Elephant" in voice. It's an extra step.

    I'd be like you and not really comprehending what I am reading if I just saw the word and verbally said it. I wouldn't really comprehend the meaning as much.

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